BASF, Sibur sign polymer additives agreement; collaborate on projects

7:43 AM MDT | September 20, 2013 | —Natasha Alperowicz

Sibur (Moscow) says that it has signed a long-term cooperation memorandum with BASF for the supply of polymer additives to be used at Sibur’s production and processing facilities. The agreement was signed by Oleg Makarov, Sibur managing director; and Sergey Andreev, head of BASF/Russia and CIS. The deal provides for supplies of additives used to produce polypropylene, polyethylene, synthetic rubbers, thermoplastic elastomers, and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene at Sibur’s facilities. “We are happy to have signed the cooperation agreement with...